What is the Shelter Sector?
Voices of refugees and migrants from Venezuela
The Shelter Sector's response
The Shelter Sector's response for refugees and migrants from Venezuela in host countries
Access to Adequate Housing
Access to Adequate Housing for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela
Priority Needs
Access to shelter for refugees and migrants from Venezuela has become more critical since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Needs assessments conducted in Colombia and Ecuador identified shelter as the second greatest need of refugees and migrants from Venezuela. Movement restrictions implemented by host countries have had a strong impact on income generation capacities, leading many to lose their livelihoods and unable to pay their rent. Rates of eviction of refugees and migrants have also spiked, implying several protection risks (violence, GBV, exploitation and abuse by landlords, children dropping out of school, homelessness, among others) in particular for women.
Response Strategy
The Shelter Sector response will focus on providing access to temporary and longer-term adequate shelter and settlement infrastructure solutions for refugees and migrants from Venezuela, in compliance with agreed minimum standards and IPC measures. This will be done by prioritizing the most vulnerable groups and will focus on border areas and urban centers where refugees and migrants intend to settle.
Response priorities
The Shelter Sector will focus on the following interconnected priorities:
1. Prioritizing reinforcement of temporary collective shelter solutions through infrastructure improvements and provision of tools and materials. Sector coordination mechanisms will be strengthened, and capacity-building activities will be carried out to provide tools to and strengthen coordination for collective shelter managers.
2. Providing individual shelter solutions for refugees and migrants from Venezuela with the intention to stay in their host countries. The primary activity will focus on rental assistance.
3. Supporting area-based approaches and facilitating collaboration between host communities, refugees and migrants and public institutions for joint planning and construction of infrastructure. Essential household items and shelter kits will be distributed to refugees and migrants in-destination and in-transit.
Integrated response approaches
The Sector response and related procedures will be harmonized to support a complementary multi-sectoral approach. Protection will be mainstreamed to contribute to the mitigation of protection risks, including evictions and GBV. The Shelter Sector will continue to work alongside the WASH, Health and Food Security sectors to ensure access to services and assistance through shelter and settlement solutions, including actions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In addition, the link with the Support Spaces Working Group will be strengthened to provide timely information regarding adequate shelter solutions available across the region. It will collaborate closely with the Integration Sector to encourage the transition from emergency assistance towards durable solutions. The Shelter Sector response will strengthen the collaboration with the regional Cash Working Group, prioritizing the CVA modality for rent, temporary accommodation in hotels, and essential household items.
Documents
Handbook for the design of temporary collective accommodations in the Americas
The manual is a reference guide that provides key recommendations for the spatial planning and design of Temporary Collective Shelters in the Americas. These recommendations are based on the practical experiences accumulated by different actors in the lodging sector and other service providers. The intention of this manual is to provide the reader with criteria that will help him/her make decisions when planning and defining the location and characteristics of the different spaces that make up a Temporary Collective Accommodation. Likewise, the intention is to assess the impact that spatial decisions have on the welfare of the people assisted and their environment, with special focus on Protection, Health and Environment. The manual will be useful both for interventions in existing buildings and for new constructions.
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Informe de População Refugiada e Migrante fora de abrigos em Boa Vista - Jan/2024
A OIM, em colaboração com a Operação Acolhida e o Ministério da Cidadania, que coordena o Subcomitê Federal para Acolhimento, realiza em Boa Vista e em Pacaraima, no estado de Roraima, o monitoramento periódico dos espaços habitados pela população venezuelana refugiada e migrante fora de abrigos federais, incluindo praças, vias públicas e edifícios ocupados ou cedidos. O informe sobre a população venezuelana refugiada e migrante fora dos abrigos federais apresenta mensalmente os resultados destes monitoramentos de maneira sistematizada. Além do perfil geral, são apresentados dados relativos à infraestrutura dos locais de moradia, segurança pública, integração, saúde, alimentação e comunicação com as comunidades para fornecer evidenciais para uma resposta humanitária baseada em evidências. A Operação Acolhida é a resposta humanitária do Governo Federal ao fluxo de refugiados e migrantes venezuelanos no Brasil.
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Informe de População Refugiada e Migrante fora de abrigos em Pacaraima - Jan/2024
A OIM, em colaboração com a Operação Acolhida e o Ministério da Cidadania, que coordena o Subcomitê Federal para Acolhimento, realiza em Boa Vista e em Pacaraima, no estado de Roraima, o monitoramento periódico dos espaços habitados pela população venezuelana refugiada e migrante fora de abrigos federais, incluindo praças, vias públicas e edifícios ocupados ou cedidos. O informe sobre a população venezuelana refugiada e migrante fora dos abrigos federais apresenta mensalmente os resultados destes monitoramentos de maneira sistematizada. Além do perfil geral, são apresentados dados relativos à infraestrutura dos locais de moradia, segurança pública, integração, saúde, alimentação e comunicação com as comunidades para fornecer evidenciais para uma resposta humanitária baseada em evidências. A Operação Acolhida é a resposta humanitária do Governo Federal ao fluxo de refugiados e migrantes venezuelanos no Brasil.
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GTRM Perú - Análisis Conjunto de Necesidades para el RMRP 2024
Este Análisis Conjunto de Necesidades (JNA por sus siglas en inglés) es uno de los documentos esenciales del GTRM. En él se recogen las principales necesidades identificadas de los refugiados y migrantes venezolanos en el Perú. Este documento se apoya principalmente en la ENPOVE, una encuesta representatitva llevada a cabo por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) en colaboración con varias organizaciones. También se basa en información oficial del Estado peruano, en 75 estudios llevados a cabo por los socios del GTRM a lo largo del año y en 19 grupos focales y otras consultas que se llevaron a cabo para entender mejor todos los datos. Agradecemos a todas las organizaciones miembros del GTRM Perú que contribuyeron en la elaboración de este documento.
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GTRM Perú: Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP) 2024 update - Peru Chapter
Esta actualización del Plan de Respuesta Regional para Refugiados y Migrantes (RMRP) acompaña y actualiza la respuesta originalmente planificada para el año 2024, presentada en el RMRP multianual 2023-2024 lanzado a finales de 2022. El objetivo es actualizar los supuestos y escenarios de planificación originalmente previstos para 2024 en función de los acontecimientos actuales y los cambios en el contexto, y ajustar la respuesta para satisfacer las necesidades de las poblaciones afectadas, según lo identificado en el Análisis de Necesidades de Refugiados y Migrantes (RMNA) publicada en septiembre de 2023.
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GTRM Perú: Plan de Trabajo 2024
Programación de reuniones para el GTRM Perú (y sus subgrupos de trabajo) para el año 2024
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HIGHLIGHTS
Key Considerations: How to Achieve Sustainable and Durable Rental Assistance
05 Apr 2022This document aims to provide key considerations to ensure that Rental Assistance programmes are sustained over time, through the inclusion of exit…
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R4V Interagency Coordination Platform: Collective Shelter Management Toolkit
21 Jul 2021Toolkit and manual on collective shelter management, includes SOPs and guidance on all phases of management (opening, day-to-day, closure and durable…
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GUIDE FOR ADEQUATE HOUSING IN RESPONSE TO REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS FROM VENEZUELA IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
05 Sep 2022This document complements the LAC Rental Housing Market Assessment Field Manual. The Guide for Adequate Housing is an update and complement to the…
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FIELD HANDBOOK FOR RENTAL HOUSING MARKET ASSESSMENT. Latin America and the Caribbean.
05 Sep 2022The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the…
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